New South WalesState Records New South Wales - Deceased Estates, Intestate and ProbatesUpdated• Deceased Estate Files 1880-1923. This index, to the records covering death duties, contains 130,000+ entries from the index to registers of deceased estates. This ongoing project currently covers 1887-1923 with entries being added as they become available.• Index to Intestate Estate Case Papers. These records relate to those individuals who did not leave a will. The index currently covers the years 1821-1908.• Probate Packets for 1817-May 1873 (Series 1), 1873-1876 (Series 2), 1876-1890 (Series 3) and 1928-1976; part of 1989 from Series 4. These can be name searched using Archives Investigator. Click on Simple Search, enter the name (add the word death after the name) in the Keyword box, then select Using 'all words' . The series number, item, name, exact death date and date probate was granted are returned. This information can be used to order Probate Packets from SRNSW (fee applies). See Archives in Brief 84 - Probate Packets for further information.• Probate – Early Records. This index is for supplementary probate records that are not part of the main probate series. It records the name, date, item number and page number. The index to the main probate series is available on microfiche 1800-1985. See Archives in Brief 84 - Probate Packets for further information.

QueenslandQueensland State Archives - Online Indexes - Court Indexes include:
• Equity Files 1857-1895
• Instruments of Renunciation Index 1915-1983 lists names, death date, date filed and QSA reference. Renunciations are where the Executor/Executrix no longer wishes to administer the will.
• Trustees Files Index 1889-1929
• Wills Index 1857-1940 compiled from original Supreme Court files. It lists names, district, will number and QSA references.
Copies of the documents are available from QSA for a fee.

Supreme Court of Victoria, Probate Online Advertising System From 2 March 2009 an advertisement of an applicant’s intention to apply for Probate and Administration may have been published on this site. Prior to this all Probate and Administration advertisements were published in metropolitan and regional newspapers.

Western AustraliaState Records Office of Western Australia Click on Birth, Deaths and Marriages > Probate and Administration Records for details of the Western Australian Records. References to probate records can be located by surname searching AEON the online database. See the online Information Sheet Grants of Probate (Wills) and Letters of Administration.